what are the different types of muscle
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
What is quality grading
based on amount of marbling in the longissiums dorsi, maturity of carcass, gender, meat and fat color
Quality grades consists of
young- prime, choice, select and standard
old- commercial, utility, cutter
What is beef yield grading
uses adjusted fat thickness % kidney, pelvic and heart fat (KPH) and rib eye area to calculate the expected
How do you measure the fat
you measure the fat thickness at the 3/4 distance, the normal range is .15-.8 inches
What is KPH
It is kidney, pelvic and heart fat, it is the amount of internal fat and is based on a percentage of the carcass weight